WONG ON ICE! // Musical & Athletic Performance

[@justinberling4946]

Sonny's bass could never be made by stormtroopers, because my man DON'T MISS!!

[@CoryWongMusic]

hahahah. don't credit the wand. credit the wizard!

[@thmsrttg]

@@CoryWongMusic lmaooooo love that john fields reference

[@adamczerepinski]

This is easily the best music/hockey hybrid video I've seen in 2021.

[@acrocam7184]

And this is easily the most underrated comment. :D

[@dannnmerkle7930]

Very hard to argue against that comment.

[@Doug_Brest]

Top 5, for sure

[@kjellgrndahl276]

And that record will probably not be broken in 2022

[@maxhill7065]

Top 5 at least

[@ImJustStandingHere]

Cory is an absolute machine, this is why he's just my favorite musician right now period, and I play bass, not guitar. Nothing will stop this man from pumping out great music and entertainment like this and The Wongnotes show

[@TKiBoule]

Amen to that

[@JefferyHunt]

Cory’s actually really a bass player in Guitar player’s clothing. Sonny is a legend and Joe is on his way there, but some of the best bass riffs on Corey’s recordings were actually played by Cory.

[@mooncorp212]

Nobody plays bass. This is an insult made by guitarists. We play

[@Stewkeithmtb]

I was just about to type what a joy Cory must be to play with for a bassist. As a bassist I naturally have little patience with guitarists who have no sense of time, but CW is just a joy.

[@DooblesGoDoobles]

@@JefferyHunt i recently realised that that's why he does his guitar fills like that, it's basically bass fills! So now I need to research bass fills

[@TheLateBoyScout]

I am awarding you the medal for Most Ambitious Video of 2021. Playing drums with ice skates on was a deciding factor.

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

Trying to see if he's wearing a skate on his bass drum foot lmao Edit: 5:24 yup

[@AV.Creative]

@@halcyonacoustic7366 😆 props

[@TonyPlumbs]

Cory Wong. The hardest working man in music.

[@Nate-hq8no]

So true

[@dinon35]

He's the new James Brown...! lol

[@ElementsUnknown]

@@dinon35 someone needs to bring out a cape for him as he feigns exhaustion just so he can spring up.

[@fukawininetynine5999]

But he makes it look like a walk in the park. Outstanding.

[@JomezPro]

Never knew I needed this, but you guys absolutely killed it!!

[@tylerblack5838]

@JomezPro We need need Cory Wong disc golf content!

[@junderbird8291]

Just saw your mug and came to comment! Two of my favorite content creators supporting one another is something I didn't know I needed. So fantastic!

[@JomezPro]

@@tylerblack5838 collab video coming early 2022!

[@jedfarber783]

Lol I just came here from a Jomez video and did a double take when I looked at the top comment...

[@MikkaKang]

@@JomezPro Oh heck yes! I'm looking forward to this so so much!

[@murkyfluid7625]

I feel like this straddles some kind of grey area between worst idea ever and best idea ever. Other thoughts: wong in space. A Koz nod over the Grand Canyon. Wong in a barn. Nothing like a barn jam amirite I likes the song selection on this set. And the execution, of course, was pretty dope. Thanks for the show

[@danielstewart3507]

I would like to see Wong on a Wing. Cory Wong plays on the outside of a plane flying from L.A. to New York.

[@NishanthVikraman]

Airplane mode haha

[@erajad]

Nailed it. Also, shout out to Doug Moog who clearly had coaching from Jack Stratton.

[@hughneutron5303]

@@danielstewart3507 wong on a wing playing wings covers LOL. he can call it wong flight

[@walthaim]

Barn Jam needs Trail Songs instrumentation/Voicing.

[@bjkehoe6988]

I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to play drums in ice skates!!

[@StonkyKong]

Ikr? I struggle with regular pedals :/

[@JogohDLC]

I don't think he's using skates Edit: Sorry, he indeed is using skates

[@gustafsone]

This is the dude who can play in 25/8 time and not F it up, so having to wear skates is just like adding another piece to his kit. He is unfazed!

[@klchu]

It's not just the skates, but he has knee pads on. His legs are not in their normal position and he's likely hitting the sides of the drums with the pads. Didn't phase him, though.

[@petarjanjicdrums]

@@klchuit was Definitely tricky to maneuver in the pads !!!

[@bobloots5217]

I had no clue this was going to happen; I’m officially more stoked for this than I am The Matrix. Unbelievable

[@shimonradovsky6540]

I'm watching this as I'm getting ready to see new matrix soon! Lol

[@jarod144]

This is a million times better than woke matrix

[@CyBOXbeatbox]

I'd like to imagine Sonny T being on the zamboni was just him going "hell no i'm not going to skate around and bust my ass, i'm sitting for this one." lmfao

[@psychoticmann9237]

Cory Wong is my favorite musician solely for his commitment to the bit

[@bdj7812]

shoutout to the sound engineers. Great audio considering its a hockey arena!

[@beanboy860]

Musicians are mic’d directly so you’re essentially listening to a recording not a live performance if I make sense

[@error9900]

@@beanboy860 still sounds like we're getting some echo from being in a hockey rink, though, unless they added that in post

[@elblopex]

Mic really close to the sound source and you're good to go. Having excellent musicians helps too

[@TeddyMeeps]

As a Minnesotan (who happens to live a block away from this rink haha), today is the best day of my life!!! REPRESENT CORY!!!

[@jjmacaliester203]

Kenny’s hockey mullet might be the greatest thing ever.

[@ValHallaMusic]

GORGEOUS! 😍🥰

[@shimonradovsky6540]

Bass on a Zamboni. Most genius thing of all time!

[@DoctorWho8]

Sonnyboni!

[@ae3898]

In a seat up on the Zamboni farther away from the ice than everyone else seems like the most comfortable spot in this whole thing.

[@error9900]

every hockey arena needs one, tbh

[@Guitargate]

Wow. On every level. You and your team are a force of nature. Keep going :)

[@DoctorWho8]

I expect a reaction to guitar on ice now. :D

[@the_al_guy3169]

@@DoctorWho8 @Michael Palmisano much love and happy holidays to both of you legends. :)

[@rodrigoespinosa8826]

Eddie’s solo on bluebird and Jon’s solo on Brooklyn Bop 🔥🔥🔥

[@mattrollins7506]

Feels like we’re being trolled at this point. And I love it. Can’t wait for the Mariana Trench concert.

[@BananaCologne]

No need - he already crushed it right here!

[@braddonley4734]

I want an "On the One" episode for this entire project. I bet there are soooo many stories to tell!

[@lexkortekaas1170]

I think I am at least as psyched about the prospect of an athletic performance as I am about the music. EDIT: Not in the least bit have I been disappointed at any point.

[@PlaidRadish]

Disney on Ice, you have been dethroned by the master. Cory: brilliant.

[@barbaracale1015]

Those are some CRAZY solo keyboard sounds! 😳 I am in love with the joy Cory and friends always seem to bring. It's that very joy that keeps me (and so many others) climbing the lifelong mountain that is "musicianship."

[@pappabearlee8938]

This is how you end 2021. Playing music in a Hockey uniform. Well done Cory. You are the visionary we all deserve!

[@pappabearlee8938]

Reminder in my phone. 12-23 11am, Cory Wong on ICE

[@TheTapMusic]

Hats off to John, Jake and Parker; this is a stupid good mix for the venue.

[@niccage3310]

This performance of Smokeshow is the most insane thing I've seen musically in a long time. I knew I loved all these new Vulf tracks but this was on another level.

[@nathanbrooks5822]

Mad respect for Petar for playing drums in ice skates. As a drummer myself, it's difficult for to me to understand how this is even possible.

[@ad419]

Bluebird will be a jazz/funk standard in 20 years or less, I predict. Look out for it in the Real Book!

[@kjdude8765]

Smokeshow solo is amazing, way longer and involved than the Vulfpeck recording.

[@anthonyc7127]

yeah holy shit that was incredible. Best Cory solo I've ever heard

[@nicholasli5375]

Major Steely Dan vibes on the solo - not a bad thing!

[@FiragoMusic]

@@nicholasli5375 He went full Steely and it ruled!!

[@noelbirkey282]

I heard shades of Trey Anastasio & John Scofield in there as well.

[@Loko-wl7fo]

By far my favorite song of there's!!!

[@MeTakingAStand]

why isn't more music produced like this? instant classic for me

[@mackledee]

Petar drumming in skates is the most impressive feat for me. Flawless execution. Cory's Ice Capades. Incredible.

[@HisHowliness]

The parks and rec guys just chilling is hilarious. As is the crew in ref stripes.

[@1290-e6v]

Cord management has to be on another level here

[@pvnova]

Cory is one step closer to Dave Grohl for being the coolest human being on earth... Congrats to all the team (tech and music) and thank you so much for doing all this

[@pvcflutist]

vous ici !

[@valentinpetit1137]

T'es la toi

[@remyzsacka8670]

@@pvcflutist content de voir qu’on apprécie tous les deux Cory ! (Je t’avais rencontré à RTC y’a quelques années)

[@mitchbakarich]

I love every single thing about this 👏 I love how the soloists go out for a lap! Andy's leg save was immaculate

[@flops0317]

I did NOT think Petar would actually be playing with the skates on!

[@petarjanjicdrums]

it was a GTD !!

[@flops0317]

@@petarjanjicdrums The man himself! Huge respect for that, coming from another drummer!

[@adarl5902]

The guitar solo on smokeshow reminds me of larry carlton on kid charlemegne. It's awesome!

[@avanmeijgaarden]

It’a an homage to it!

[@ae3898]

That was an homage to Jay Graydon’s “Peg” solo.

[@avanmeijgaarden]

@@ae3898 yes of course that as well but also the fading out of the solo at the end from kid charlemagne

[@ae3898]

@Anne van M: Which time stamp in particular contains the “Kid C” homage that you’re picking up on? I want to hear what it is that you’re hearing, but after a second listen I’m still missing it…help!

[@avanmeijgaarden]

@@ae3898 it’s not a particular part of the solo. In the ‘on the one’ video where Cory Wong talks about smokeshow, he said he was inspired by kid charlemagne to do a guitar solo that fades out at the end.

[@theprofessorjools]

The tone on petar's snare. Legend.

[@Doug_Brest]

If this whole music thing doesn’t work out for ya Cory, we need a 2nd line center on our beer league team

[@juleefelts]

I was already impressed by Eddie making unblinking eye contact, skating toward the camera while soloing. And then I was so entranced by Cory's solo in Smokeshow that it took me a minute before I realized he was playing that solo *while skating backwards*

[@PeteLamont]

Exactly! That solo skating backwards was top notch!

[@linebeck1381]

Cory’s solo on Smokeshow always brings me back.

[@jesselandreth4497]

Honestly more just blown away by how hard working this man is. Bravo!

[@johnsjarboe]

Is this going to be released as an EP? These performances absolutely SHRED.

[@robboisme5225]

Please!

[@Dan891103]

It is on bandcamp, as an exclusive, I just got it

[@HankW]

I'm incredibly pleased that this is what Cory does with the money I give him.

[@laineydonoghue6980]

this was so much fun to be apart of! it turned out great!! thank you cory!

[@musicianfitnesstrainer]

This whole production is incredible on a number of levels - creative, manageable with the band with Covid, funny as hell and absolutely top-notch talent within each artist’s versatility. Cory is curating the next level of culture within his entire brand, one of which I’m excited to live through and watch the growth happen in live time. KEEP GOING!

[@SeasonalHarvester]

On a hike this morning. Then I remembered this was happening. Watching by the lake. Perfect

[@Mrbeat-88]

Cory subverting every expectation as usual. True creativity in a time where rock/funk music is running out of scenarios. Keep being inspiring sir, you're doing great.

[@zachrogers2050]

As a Minnesota born hockey player & musician this is BY FAR the coolest video I have every seen hands down

[@dyl_out]

does this man never STOP??? holy shit thank

[@dyl_out]

6:44 god damn Petar's hi hat work is just SO. DAMN. CLEAN.

[@IAmWorseThanYou]

Agreed. Nearly makes me fall over and I'm on my sofa, not even wearing ice skates

[@Benisuber1]

got the tongue out reaction from Nêgah at 6:47 - as it should have

[@giovannipasseri3495]

Cory managed to say something really new with guitar. The most truly and fully modern guitar player out there.

[@adamisaac4685]

I’m a Bassist and I’m in love with this drummer. BIG time

[@FlowieFX]

Omg how did Cory get this epic idea?! Edit: after wachting the whole thing, I am very impressed by this! It was so entertaining and I love what you did with the commentators Cory, so sick🔥🔥

[@playercss1]

Comon, he's from Minnesota !

[@rohan4373]

Cory you are the hardest working man in showbusiness!!!!!

[@OilCanHarry2U]

It’s four in the morning here in Australia…ready to go Cory.

[@danielcorrigan8805]

I love how this is a music event with sports as a halftime show instead of the other way around.

[@cinnamonbuns3372]

This man just doing side-quests now

[@CoryWongMusic]

busted

[@mattromano404]

Best part about this is that some 3rd liner came to practice early and saw this and it changed his life’s course forever and wants to pick up the saxophone now!

[@griiseknoen]

2:49 A thousand extra points to Petar for playing the kick drum with SKATES on !!! 🤣

[@Depositron]

it WAS a wonderful program of music... thanks for keeping me company whilst i drink alone on christmas eve!

[@bobstorck2647]

As a proud Minnesotan living in San Antonio, I'm loving this! And your "announcer's" accent is spot-on!

[@bastozic]

If others musicians were so active as Cory in terms of regular new contents, I couldnt sleep anymore. This man is amazing

[@geoffpm]

Absolutely Amazing. The mix is so incredible for a hockey rink. During the last song, Negah dropped the tambourine to the table and you could still hear the clank. I have seen Cory many times and to see them on skates ? What a F-ing treat !!!

[@tylersvlogs4586]

Insanely hyped!!! Already planning my lunch break around this!

[@Usul]

That version of Smokeshow with Kevin Gastonguay at the end on keys... What a vibe.

[@Timcornetenfonte]

Guys this natural rev is simply amazing, tight as hell with large room, eargasm!

[@jarnoverhoeven3118]

Fantastic! So, how often did they need to replace that cable to Cory's pedalboard? 🙂

[@CoryWongMusic]

i miraculously never stepped on it

[@robboisme5225]

@@CoryWongMusic 🤣 I was watching you every time like 😬😬😬😬😬

[@erajad]

@@CoryWongMusic Been doing my research. Was this actually Mark Lettieri's idea for Snarky Puppy in 2014? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6GYpHibrNiMhK8 BUT WONG GOT THERE FIRST!!! :))

[@jennifer6833]

@@CoryWongMusic can you please make a video regarding your guitar collection, as well as other gear?!? This show was fabulous - thank you for always staying creative 🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@aiyannnnn]

Like 22:12

[@clintcarlson5531]

Ridiculously amazing that the drummer has skates on.

[@EdaliaDayCreative]

The two actors you hired to play the commentators had great chemistry together.

[@sam-jams6689]

It is so cool seeing you all skating around and playing all those instruments at the same time! I feel that I must experience this.

[@TrevWings]

Combining my two loves: music and hockey. This is the video I never knew I needed

[@cmxl6746]

Jay's trumpet solo during "Team sports" is just fantastic

[@lameerjhontv6860]

This is technicly impossible, but musically, this is like second nature for these guys.

[@Malzymalzy]

CORY PLEASE DROP THIS WHOLE THING ON SPOTIFY

[@seanfong6999]

Groove, Athleticism, and a bit of comedy. 500% entertainment value. Loved every minute of this! Although I will say, every time the skates got near the cables down the middle spiked my anxiety haha

[@jakefine4216]

Petar's Phil Collins reference at 24:40. Love it, perfect in this song

[@23Firejet]

Amazing production quality with amazing musicians, what a treat to watch!

[@radical_ans]

Petar in goal. Sonny on the Zambo! Perfection!

[@kitano0]

I'm just amazed that the ice didn't melt!

[@GeneralOsik]

Cory is just showing off at this point, presenting to the world that he can record and mix a live performance this well, while literally skating on ice. Incredible.

[@alexstaneski6644]

Thank God for that ref, I was not ready to witness Cory just absolutely murder an inflatable man on live television

[@nicksanford9]

The amount of passion and talent that goes into every one of these videos is truly incredible

[@LucasReis-ov7iw]

Nêgah Santos? Será que é BR? É sim! Que orgulho, além do Cory Wong, toca com o Jean Batiste! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@castawaymusic144]

This is why the 21st century is awesome! The tech allows amazing musicians play amazing music...on the ice!

[@mattmcguiredrums]

Woah... 10/10

[@BlueSkyGuitar]

Wow. New levels of tone freak - Cory wanted to play on ice just to get the right tone from his germanium fuzz pedal. That's dedication. And skating + soloing - impressive. Bravo!

[@sailfast2005]

This was an amazing experience live, despite only watching from my phone(!). An absolute master class in entertainment in this medium from a fantastic group of musicians. Thank you for this wholly unexpected and amazing gift of funk.

[@thomasorourke9388]

Cory's talent is unmatched. He's constantly making his older songs sound new. There's really no need to make new songs when he keeps reinventing his sound. Blown away as always!

[@Nannada1212]

The fact that the trumpet soloist has to lean on the other guy to turn on his pedal due to wearing ice skates is so badass.

[@TheDynamicsDepartment]

This man sets the bar higher every day, one day I wanna have a team on this level, absolutely KILLING it

[@CGSurge]

Unbelievable production - what a gift. What an escape. Thank you Cory and the Wong notes, merry Christmas y’all

[@cmaxi]

As a Canadian who lives and breathes hockey this was fabulous! 🇨🇦🔥

[@MavadoKen]

This was the best way to spend a lunch break. Thank you Team Wong! You're always such an inspiration, keep doing what you love!

[@ad419]

THE SKILL OF THE BASS PLAYER ZOMG. To be able to basicallt live transcribe your solo, singing it at the same time you're playing it is just 🔥

[@zarenm11]

this is the kind of music that will make you smile during a bad day. Thank you Cory!

[@CSLWoodward]

Damn, that Smokeshow guitar solo was something else. I loved every minute of it!

[@HE31415]

Love it!!! One of the most fun performances I’ve seen In a while. Wishing Cory and the band a happy holidays!!!

[@wriglarzzz]

This guy just knows how to have fun. This is how you innovate and be better than the most people when it comes to musicians

[@fheering]

This is amazing! So cool and fresh (pun intended). A few years ago, I was with this band and the booking agent wanted us to play at an indoor swimming pool, while people were exercising and playing in the water. I declined the offer and never saw the agent again. Anyway, this is the closest I got from doing something similar to what Cory & Co. did in this video.

[@leafsoup]

that honestly sounds like a hysterical gig

[@Redtenbachersfunkestra]

Just fabulous!!! And OUT THERE in a FONKY way!